Details of the Senate immigration bill
6 days ago
A mandatory system for employers to check workers' legal status must also be in place.-About 3,500 new Customs agents would be hired.-The National Guard would be deployed to the border to build...
All about immigration: Green cards? Citizenship?
7 days ago
Homeland Security reports refer to "unauthorized immigrants," but the agency also reports statistics on "aliens apprehended.
House passes $45B homeland security spending bill
11 days ago
The House on Thursday passed a $45 billion measure boosting the Homeland Security Department's budget by about 2 percent above spending levels imposed by an ongoing round of automatic budgets cuts.
GOP: Stronger borders or immigration bill will die
41 days ago
"If in fact the American people can't trust that the border is controlled, you're never going to be able to pass this bill," declared Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, top Republican on the Senate...
Preakness beefs up security, bans backpacks
49 days ago
The Maryland Jockey Club instituted the policy after consulting with several federal and local agencies, including Homeland Security and the FBI.
Gov't acknowledges thousands released from jails
96 days ago
A senior Homeland Security Department official is telling Congress more than 2,000 illegal immigrants were released from immigration jails due to budget constraints during three weeks in February.
Furlough plans vary widely at gov't agencies
102 days ago
Federal workers could face seven days of furloughs at the Housing and Urban Development Department, but Homeland Security personnel might see twice that number.
Commentary: Sequester offers an opportunity to realign national security
105 days ago
That figure, $42.5 billion, represents about seven percent of the DOD's budget (including funding for ongoing conflicts - in addition, a small percentage of the cuts could also come from the...
AP Exclusive: DHS released over 2,000 immigrants
109 days ago
The White House has said it was not consulted about the releases, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has acknowledged they occurred in a manner she regrets.
Documents: US released more than 2,000 immigrants
109 days ago
The Associated Press has learned that the Homeland Security Department released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation from immigration jails in recent weeks because of looming...
